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: AHFC Water & Sewer Bonds
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An Act authorizing and relating to the issuance of bonds by the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation for safe and clean water and hygienic sewage disposal facility capital projects and other capital projects; providing for the repayment of the bonds and bond costs; relating to the dividend paid to the state by the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation; and providing for an effective date.
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: Labor & Workforce Development Fees
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An Act relating to fees for the inspection of recreational devices, for certificates of fitness for electrical wiring and plumbing, for filing voluntary flexible work hour plans, and for licenses for boiler operators; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS HB 402 (L&C)
Contact: Mike Tibbles, 465-4021
Action: 03-17-04: (H)L&C ==> (H)FIN
This bill would establish a fee for inspection of recreational devices such as carnival rides. The department provide this service and this bill would allow for a fee to be charged. Amended to exempt those who provide there own expert inspection and remove the $100 fee for the flex plan.
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: Alaska Insurance Guaranty Association
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An Act relating to the Alaska Insurance Guaranty Association; relating to joint insurance arrangements and assessments to the association; relating to the powers of the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority concerning the association; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CSHB 403 (L&C)
Contact: Mike Tibbles, 465-4021
Action: 03-03-04: (H)JUD ==> (H)FIN
This bill addresses the shortfall ($60 Million) in workers compensation insurance resulting in the insolvency of Freemont Insurance of California. It was amended to remove independents and those who are self-insured.
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: Student Loan Programs
Passed House!
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An Act relating to the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education; relating to the Alaska Student Loan Corporation; relating to bonds of the corporation; relating to loan and grant programs of the commission; relating to an exemption from the State Procurement Code regarding certain contracts of the commission or corporation; making conforming changes; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS HB 404 (RLS)
Contact: Mike Tibbles, 465-4021
Action: 05-04-04: Passed the House
The bill would allow ASLC to issue bonds utilizing future cash flow that is in excess of that needed for effective and efficient operation of corporation programs. ASLC predicts it can return $260 million to the state over a three-year period beginning in 2004; the proceeds from which would be available to finance capital projects. House Bill 404 would allow the state to issue more than $143 million in revenue bonds to pay for a variety of construction projects at schools and university campuses around the state.
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: School Performance Designation/Report
Passed Legislature! Await Transmit to Gov.
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An Act relating to reports on school and school district performance; and relating to accountability of public schools and school districts; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS HB 405 (EDU)
Contact: Cody Rice, 465-3743
Action: 05-02-04: (S)STA » (S)HES
House Bill 405 holds districts and public schools accountable but does not increase their administrative burden. Although this bill retains the requirement that a school not meeting adequate performance must draft a school improvement plan, the bill removes from statute the detailed descriptions of a school improvement plan.
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: Commercial Seafood Commission
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An Act establishing the Alaska Commercial Seafood Commission.
: Fines For Infractions
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An Act relating to fines for an infraction; and providing for an effective date.
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: Track OxyCodone Prescriptions
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An Act relating to tracking of OxyCodone prescriptions.
: Seine Vessel Length
Passed Legislature! Await Transmit to Gov.
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Requested by the
An Act relating to the maximum length of salmon seine vessels; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS HB 409 (FHS)
Contact: Tim Barry, 465-3424
Action: 05-06-04: Passed the Senate
This bill removes the statutory prohibition for the length of salmon seine vessels and leaves the authority to the Alaska Board of Fisheries and to allows the Board of Fish to regulate Seine fishing vessels in the same manner they do other types of vessels.
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: Entry Permit Buy-Back Program
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An Act relating to the administration of commercial fishing entry permit buy-back programs.
Version: HB 410
Contact: Tim Barry 465-3424
Action: 02-09-04: H(FSH) ==> H(RES)
This bill provides guidelines to the Department as to when it should buy back limited entry back permits.
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: Permanent Fund Dividend Application Records Private
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An Act relating to an optional election to prevent the name and address of a permanent fund dividend applicant from being disclosed, except to a state or federal agency.
Version: CS HB 411 (STA)
Contact: Mark Gnadt 465-4998
Action: 04-20-04: (H)STA » (H)JUD
This legislation would allow a Permanent Fund Dividend applicant to check a box to keep the information disclosed on their form private, except in cases where disclosure of such information is required by the state or federal government. Amended to add a provision for release of information to banks for direct deposit.
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: Public Employees On Active Military Duty
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An Act relating to the continuation of pay and benefits to employees of public corporations called to active duty; and providing for an effective date.
: Appropriations: Reverse 2003 CBR Sweep
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An Act making an appropriation to reverse the deposit of money available for appropriation in the general fund at the end of fiscal year 2003 into the constitutional budget reserve fund; making an appropriation under (c), Constitution of the State of Alaska, from the constitutional budget reserve fund; and providing for an effective date.
: U.S. Senate Vacancy/ Definition Of Political Party
Passed Legislature! Await Transmit to Gov.
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An Act relating to filling the vacancy in the office of United States senator, and to the definition of political party.
Version: SCS HB 414 (JUD)
Contact: Vanessa Tondini, 465-2995
Action: 04-21-04: Passed the Senate
HB 414 will change the way a vacancy in one of Alaska's two seats in the United States Senate is filled when such a vacancy occurs. Amended to allow the governor to appoint a qualified replacement until a special election can be held. Amended to reinstate the statewide election provisions recognizing political parties.
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: Fishing In More Than One Fishery
Sponsored by by Request
An Act authorizing a commercial fisherman to fish in each fishery for which the commercial fisherman holds a commercial fishing entry permit; relating to the power of the Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission and the Board of Fisheries to limit the number of fisheries in which a person may hold an entry permit and operate gear during a fishing season or a year; and providing for an effective date.
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: Driver Licensing, Safety, And Courses
Sponsored by by Request
An Act relating to physician reports regarding driver safety, to driver's courses, and to driver licensing.
: Ak Natural Gas Dev. Authority Initiative
Passed Legislature! Await Transmit to Gov.
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An Act amending the definition of 'project' in the Act establishing the Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority; and providing for an effective date.
Version: HB 417
Contact: Mike Chenault, 465-3779
Action: 05-08-04: Passed the Senate
Amends the definition of project to include all options for a terminus of the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline. This specifically identifies Cook Inlet as a possible terminus.
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: Extend Real Estate Commission
Passed Legislature! Await Transmit to Gov.
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An Act extending the termination date of the Real Estate Commission; and providing for an effective date.
Version: SCS CS HB 418 (FIN)
Contact: Josh Applebee, 465-4939
Action: 05-09-04: Passed the Senate
This bill extends the sunset date of the Real Estate Commission until June 2008. CS added a Home Inspector provision in addition to the board's sunset clause.Amended to raise surety fund to $10,000 from $20,000.
Amended to extend the real estate commission and fixes some problems with the Home Inspector regulations
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: Regional Seafood Development Associations/ Tax
Passed Legislature! Await Transmit to Gov.
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Requested by the
An Act relating to regional seafood development associations and to regional seafood development taxes.
Version: SCS CS HB 419 (FIN)
Contact: Melissa Dover, 465-2487
Action: 05-09-04: Passed the Senate
House Bill 419, recommended by the Joint Legislative Salmon Industry Task Force, will allow fishermen to form regional seafood development associations to tax themselves, providing a stable funding source for marketing efforts. CS HB 419 (RES) clarifies that the first qualified organization to apply will be designated the regional seafood development association and more closely define the membership of the associations. Amended to require 30% of permit holders to attend before an election is valid. Then a majority of those attending constitutes a majority.
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: Shallow Natural Gas Recovery Activities
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An Act relating to recovery of shallow natural gas; and providing for an effective date.
: Deed Of Trust Reconveyance
Passed Legislature! Await Transmit to Gov.
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An Act relating to reconveyances of deeds of trust.
Version: CS HB 421 JUD
Contact: Josh Applebee, 465-4939
Action: 05-04-04: (S)L&C » (S)JUD
Would require timely conveyance of deeds after a loan had been paid. Amended to define title insurance company. Amended to bring language into conformity with both banking and title company terminology.
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: Budget Reserve Fund Investment
Passed House!
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An Act repealing the special subaccount established in the constitutional budget reserve fund; relating to the powers of the Department of Revenue for the investment of amounts in the constitutional budget reserve fund; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS HB 422 (STA)
Contact: James Armstrong, 465-3424
Action: 05-09-04: (S)FIN » (S)RLS
House Bill 422 would repeal the Constitutional Budget Reserve (CBR) sub account and allow the entire CBR balance to be invested in fixed income securities along with the general fund and other non-segregated money.
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: Taxicab Driver Liability
Passed Legislature!
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An Act relating to accidents involving the vehicle of a person under the influence of an alcoholic beverage; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS HB 423 (JUD) Am
Contact: Josh Applebee, 465-4939
Action: 05-10-04: Passed the Senate
House Bill 423 is a Good Samaritan bill for taxicab operators who transport intoxicated persons or who drive an intoxicated person's motor vehicle to their home or another directed location. Amended to add a sunset clause of July 1, 2007 and minor language changes. Limited the insurance to only automobiles.
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: Regulation Review
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An Act relating to review of regulations under the Administrative Procedure Act by the Legislative Affairs Agency; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS HB 424 (JUD)(EFD FLD S)
Contact: Barbara Cotting, 465-3466
Action: 05-09-04: Passed the Senate
Under HB 424, legislative attorneys who actually draft the bills will review, prior to public comment, proposed regulations being promulgated from those bills.
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: Boarding School Funding
Passed House!
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An Act relating to funding for school districts operating secondary school boarding programs, to funding for school districts from which boarding students come, and to inoperative school districts; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS HB 425 (EDU)
Contact: Rynnieva Moss, 465-3719
Action: 04-30-04: (S)HES » (S)FIN
This legislation by statute reimburses to secondary boarding schools costs incurred by the district operating the program. Amended to modify the hold harmless clause and insure that only full time boarding schools qualify and qualifies more students.
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: Tourism & Recreation Assessment/Car Tax
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An Act relating to the levy and collection of an assessment on certain tourism-related and recreation-related goods and services, to tourism marketing contracts, and to vehicle rental taxes; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS HB 426 EDT
Contact: Sue Stancliff, 465-3777
Action: 03-16-04: (H)EDT ==> (H)L&C
Collects a 2% tax on certain tourism related business. It is intended that these revenues got the Marketing of Alaska. Minor conceptual amendments were offered by the committee.
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: Protection Of Persons And Property
Passed House!
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An Act relating to guardianships and conservatorships, to the public guardian and the office of public advocacy, to private professional guardians and private professional conservators, to court visitors, court-appointed attorneys, guardians ad litem, and fiduciaries, and to the protection of the person or property of certain individuals, including minors; amending Rules 16(f) and 17(e), Alaska Rules of Probate Procedure; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS HB 427 (JUD)
Contact: Josh Applebee, 465-4939
Action: 05-10-04: Passed the Senate
HB 427 would ensure those individuals or organizations wishing to serve as private guardians or conservators meet certain criteria, and register with the State. Amended for minor technical language. Amended to clarify that the appointment of a guardian ad litem shall occur only in limited circumstances when the respondent, as a result of incapacity, is truly incapable of articulating a position to their attorney. Also, the CS clarified that an attorney for a ward or respondent may be appointed as guardian ad litem in some cases, but the role of attorney in that situation ceases, since a guardian ad litem should not be appointed unless it is impossible for the attorney to operate under the traditional attorney-client model of advocating for the client's expressed wishes.
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: Civil Penalty: Underage Alcohol Purchases
Passed Legislature! Await Transmit to Gov.
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An Act relating to civil liability for acts related to obtaining alcohol for persons under 21 years of age or for persons under 21 years of age being on licensed premises.
Version: CS HB 428 (JUD) Am
Contact: Suzanne Cunningham, 465-4945
Action: 05-03-04: Passed the The Senate
Under House Bill 428 Civil Penalty: Underage Alcohol Purchases, an adult who orders or receives an alcoholic beverage, for the purpose of selling, giving, or serving it to a person under the age of 21 years, can be civilly liable to the licensee for a penalty of a $1,000. Likewise, the parent or legal guardian of a minor that solicits an adult to violate AS 04.16.060, can be civilly liable for a penalty of $1,000 to the licensee from which the alcoholic beverage was purchased, ordered, or received.
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: Definition Of Political Party
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An Act expanding the definition of 'political party' to include a party that nominated a candidate for United States senator who received at least three percent of the total votes cast for United States senator at the preceding general election and a party that nominated a candidate for United States representative who received at least three percent of the total votes cast for United States representative at the preceding general election.
: Employees Under 21 At Licensed Premises
Passed Legislature!
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An Act relating to employees under 21 years of age in the premises of hotels, restaurants, and eating places that are licensed to sell, serve, deliver, or dispense alcoholic beverages.
Version: CS HB 430 L&C
Contact: Aurora Hauke, 465-4766
Action: 05-11-04: Passed the Senate
HB 430 would allow persons 18- 20 to work at establishments which serve alcohol without parental consent. Tech amendment to allow adopted kids even though they can't secure parental permission to work on premises. Under this law the minor would not be able to sell serve, deliver or dispense alcoholic beverages.
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: Municipal Dividend Program
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An Act relating to the municipal dividend program; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS HB 431 (STA)
Contact: Adam Berg, 465-4451
Action: 03-18-04: (H)STA==>(H)FIN
This plan would provide approximately $157 million annually to municipalities by accessing surplus earnings of the Permanent Fund. Amended for minor technical changes.
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: Student Loan Forgiveness
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An Act relating to forgiveness of portions of education loans for certain borrowers who are residents of the state.
: Genetically Modified Fish
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An Act relating to labeling and identification of genetically modified fish and fish products.
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: Naturopaths And Licensing
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An Act relating to the practice of naturopathic medicine; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS HB 434 L&C
Contact: Barbara Cotting, 465-3466
Action: 03-24-04: (H)L&C ==> (H)JUD
The practice of naturopathic medicine was licensed in Alaska seventeen years ago. This legislation updates statute that the practice of naturopathic medicine is commensurate with the education naturopathic physicians receive. Amended to take limit prescriptive ability.
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: Prepared Food: Wild/Farmed Fish Disclosure
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An Act relating to the identification of finfish in food products and to the misbranding of food products consisting of or containing finfish.
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: Office Of Public Advocacy & Attorneys
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An Act relating to the employment of, and contracting with, attorneys, guardians ad litem, public guardians, court-appointed visitors, and experts by the office of public advocacy; and providing for an effective date.
: Attendance Status Of School Age Children
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An Act requiring the Department of Education and Early Development to gather and report information about the school attendance status of every child who is a resident of the state who has been admitted to kindergarten or is of school age.
: Move Over Law For Drivers
Passed Legislature! Await Transmit to Gov.
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An Act relating to motorists moving over or slowing down for emergency vehicles.
Version: SCS CS HB 438 (STA)
Contact: Matthew Rudig, 465-3466
Action: 04-30-04: (S)STA » (S)JUD
This bill would require drivers to reduce speed, to 20 miles per hour below the posted speed limit or 5 MPH if the speed limit was less than 25 MPH, when passing an emergency vehicle with its warning lights on. Amended to remove speed limits and add a reasonable speed relating to traffic, road and weather conditions
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: Oaths; Notaries Public; State Seal
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An Act relating to the authority to take oaths, affirmations, and acknowledgments in the state; relating to notaries public; relating to fees for issuing certificates with the seal of the state affixed; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS HB 349 (JUD)
Contact: Mike Tibbles, 465-3500
Action: 03-31-04: (H)JUD » (H) FIN
The primary purpose of the bill is to comprehensively update AS 44.50, the chapter that governs notaries public, which includes among its provisions qualifications to become a notary public, duties of notaries public, and liability in the event of misconduct or neglect. Amended to be consistent with SB 203 and added a section dealing with unauthorized practices of Notaries.
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: Pioneers' Homes/Veterans' Homes
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An Act relating to the Alaska Pioneers' Home, and the Alaska Veterans' Home; relating to eligibility for admission to the Alaska Pioneers' Home and Alaska Veterans' Home; relating to state veterans' home facilities; making conforming amendments; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS HB 440 HES
Contact: Mike Tibbles 465-4021
Action: 03-23-04: (H)HES » (H)FIN
The purpose of the bill is two-fold: to authorize the establishment of an Alaska veteran's Homes under the umbrella of our existing APH system and to provide long-term financial stability for both our AVH and APH programs. Amended include Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, Ketchikan and Palmer to the list of home and replaced maintained with operate.
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: Modification Of Oil Severance Tax
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An Act amending the oil and gas properties production (severance) tax as it relates to oil to require payment of a tax of at least five percent of the gross value at the point of production after application of the economic limit factor and before any adjustments authorized by this Act, to provide for adjustments to the tax when the prevailing value of the oil either exceeds or falls below specified limits and to limit the effect of the adjustments, to exempt certain kinds of oil from application of the adjustments, to waive the payment of a portion of the tax on oil when its prevailing value falls below specified limits, and to defer the payment of a portion of the tax on oil when its prevailing value falls below specified limits; and providing for an effective date.
: Big Game Guide Board & Services
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Requested by
An Act relating to the Big Game Commercial Services Board and to the regulation of big game hunting services and transportation services; and providing for an effective date.
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: Teachers And Nurses Housing Loan Program
Passed House!
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An Act relating to eligibility of nurses for the teachers' and nurses' housing loan program of the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation.
Version: HB 443
Contact: Julie Lucky, 465-4766
Action: 04-30-04: Passed the House
HB 443 would allow Alaska Housing to make home loans to Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) without a down payment.
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: Direct Marketing Fisheries Business
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An Act relating to direct marketing fisheries businesses, to the fisheries business tax, and to liability for payment of taxes and assessments on the sale or transfer of fishery resources; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CSHB 444(FSH)
Contact: Jean Ellis, 465-3824
Action: 03-08-04: (H)RES ==> (H)FIN
House Bill 444, recommended by the Joint Legislative Salmon Industry Task Force, will provide fairness in the taxation of small-business commercial fishermen. HB 444 is a companion to SB 286. HB 444 was amended to clarify language.
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: Attorney's Lien
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An Act relating to an attorney's lien, to court actions, and to other proceedings where attorneys are employed.
: Oil And Gas Lease Transfer Fees
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An Act imposing transfer fees for transfers of interests in oil and gas leases; and providing for an effective date.
: 2004 Revisors Bill
Passed House!
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Requested by
An Act making corrective amendments to the Alaska Statutes as recommended by the revisor of statutes; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS HB 447 (JUD)
Contact: Henry Webb, 465-2095
Action: 05-02-04: Passed the Senate
This bill amends statues as recommended by individual departments and to conform with other sections of law and provide for uniformity of the statues.
: Lobbyist/Campaign Contributor/Leg Disclosure
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An Act relating to amending reporting requirements for contributions to groups; to limitations on the amount of political contributions by individuals and groups; amending the definition of the term 'lobbyist' in the Regulation of Lobbying Act; amending the requirement for the reporting of financial interests by certain public officials in the legislative branch; and providing for an effective date.
: AIDEA Bonds For Gas Public Utilities
Sponsored by by Request
An Act relating to the contracting and financing authority of the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority; authorizing the authority to issue bonds in a principal amount not to exceed $76,000,000 to finance the acquisition, design, construction, inventory, and operation of natural gas, propane air, or manufactured gas public utility facilities; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS HB 449 (EDT)
Contact: Pete Fellman, 465-4859
Action: 03-22-04: (H)L&C ==> (H)FIN
House Bill 449 provides legislative approval for AIDEA to evaluate the SEAGA Gas Project as required by AS 44.88.095(g). If AIDEA decides to move forward with project financing for any of the communities, this bill places a limit of $76,000,000 on the amount of bonding provided to the project. Amended to include the city of Seward.
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: Insurance & Workers' Compensation System
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An Act providing for a special deposit for workers' compensation insurers; relating to the board of governors of the Alaska Insurance Guaranty Association; relating to covered workers' compensation claims paid by the Alaska Insurance Guaranty Association; stating the intent of the legislature, and setting out limitations, concerning the interpretation, construction, and implementation of workers' compensation laws; relating to restructuring the Alaska workers' compensation system; eliminating the Alaska Workers' Compensation Board; establishing a division of workers' compensation within the Department of Labor and Workforce Development and assigning certain Alaska Workers' Compensation Board functions to the division and the Department of Labor and Workforce Development; establishing a Workers' Compensation Appeals Commission; assigning certain functions of the Alaska Workers' Compensation Board to the Workers' Compensation Appeals Commission; relating to agreements that discharge workers' compensation liability; providing for hearing officers in workers' compensation proceedings; relating to workers' compensation awards; relating to an employer's failure to insure and keep insured or provide security; providing for appeals from compensation orders; relating to workers' compensation proceedings; providing for supreme court jurisdiction of appeals from the Workers' Compensation Appeals Commission; providing for a maximum amount for the cost-of-living adjustment for workers' compensation benefits; providing for administrative penalties for employers uninsured or without adequate security for workers' compensation; relating to assigned risk pools and insurers; and providing for an effective date.
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: Therapeutic Courts
Passed Legislature! Await Transmit to Gov.
Sponsored by the
Requested by
An Act relating to therapeutic courts; and providing for an effective date.
Version: HB 451
Contact: Mike Tibbles, 465-4021
Action: 05-06-04: Passed the Senate
HB 451 extends the termination dates for two pilot therapeutic court programs until after a planned study of those courts has been completed and reviewed by the legislature. The bill also removes a sunset clause on the Anchorage superior court judge position that was added, in part, to administer one of those therapeutic courts.
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: Guided Sport Fishing
Passed Legislature! Await Transmit to Gov.
Sponsored by the
An Act relating to licensing and regulation of sport fishing services operators and fishing guides; and providing for an effective date.
Version: SCS CS HB 452 (RES)
Contact: Jon Bittner, 465-4930
Action: 05-10-04: Passed the Senate
An Act relating to licensing and regulation of sport fishing operators and sport fishing guides; authorizing the Department of Fish and Game and the Alaska Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission to release records and reports to the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Public Safety; and providing for an effective date.
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: Joint Action Agencies
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An Act exempting from regulation under the Alaska Public Utilities Regulatory Act wholesale agreements for the sale of power by joint action agencies and contracts related to those agreements, and joint action agencies composed of public utilities of political subdivisions and utilities organized under the Electric and Telephone Cooperative Act.
Version: CS HB 453
Contact: Jon Bittner, 465-4930
Action: 03-22-04: (H)STA ==> (H)FIN
HB 453 makes slight changes to existing statutes that permit certain entities to create what is called a Joint Action Agency. Amended to deregulate interagency sales.
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: Domestic Violence Protective Orders
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An Act increasing the duration of certain provisions of domestic violence protective orders from six months to one year.
: First Supplemental Appropriation
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Requested by
An Act making supplemental and other appropriations; amending appropriations; making an appropriation to capitalize a fund; and providing for an effective date.
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: Second Supplemental Appropriation
Sponsored by the
Requested by
An Act making supplemental and other appropriations; amending and repealing appropriations; making appropriations to capitalize funds; and providing for an effective date.
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: Differentiated High School Diplomas
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An Act providing for differentiated secondary school diplomas; and providing for an effective date.
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: Short-Term Commercial Fishing Crewmember License
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An Act relating to a one-day commercial fishing crewmember license.
Version: CSHB 458 (FSH)
Contact: Adam Berg, 465-4527
Action: 04-05-04: (H)FSH » (H)RES
The bill allows the purchase of short-term (1 or 3 day) commercial fishing crewmember licenses. As of now, you can only purchase year round crewmember licenses. $60 for a resident and $180 for a non-resident.
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: Paper Trail for Electronic Voting Machines
Passed Legislature! Await Transmit to Gov.
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An Act requiring an auditable paper trail for electronic voting machines; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS HB 459 (STA) Am S
Contact: Tom Wright, 465-4859
Action: 05-09-04: Passed the Senate
Requires the director of elections to provide for a paper record of each electronically
generated ballot that can be reviewed and corrected by the voter at the time the vote is
cast and used for a recount of the votes cast at an election in which electronically
generated ballots were used. Amended in committee to limit the number of machines required per precinct, added matching federal funds for the 2004 and 2005 elections and does not require the director to certify the machines but any one qualified to do so.
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: Allowable Absenses and PFDs
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An Act relating to absences to provide care for certain relatives for purposes of permanent fund dividend eligibility; and providing for an effective date.
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: Emergency Services Dispatch/911 Surcharge
Passed House!
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An Act relating to enhanced 911 surcharges and to emergency services dispatch systems of municipalities, certain villages, and public corporations established by municipalities.
Version: CS HB 461 (STA)
Contact: Matthew Rudig , 465-3466
Action: 04-30-04: (H)STA » (H)RLS
Currently AS 29.35 gives a municipality the ability to cover the cost of the Enhanced 9-1-1 equipment through a surcharge of only sixty-five cents. This does not cover the cost of the dispatch or the labor. The burden of the cost for this service is borne by local property taxes and state revenues. This bill will shift some of the costs to the users of this service and provide substantial relief to stretched municipal budgets. Municipalities will have the option to charge phone users through a surcharge on their phone bill. Amended to raise from 50 cents to one dollar the maximum surcharge
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: Longevity Bonus: Phase Out & Means Test
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An Act relating to the longevity bonus program; and providing for an effective date.
: Poll Legislators on Special Session
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An Act relating to a poll of legislators on the question of calling a special session.
: Extend Board of Real Estate Appraisers
Passed House!
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Requested by
An Act extending the termination date of the Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers.
Version: HB 464
Contact: Henry Webb, 465-2095
Action: 05-03-04: (S)FIN » (S)RLS
Sec. 08.87.010 Established the Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers and provided for the appointment of members by the governor. The board consists of one licensed general real estate appraiser, one licensed residential real estate appraiser, one mortgage banking executive, and one member who represents the public at large. If enacted, HB 464 would extend the board's operation for another 4 years to June 30, 2008. Amended to extend to 2010.
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: Natural Gas Development Authority Projects
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An Act amending the purpose of the Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority to include planning, developing, constructing, managing, or operating an economically viable gas pipeline project from the North Slope of Alaska by a route that parallels the Trans Alaska Pipeline System or the Alaska Highway; authorizing evaluation of opportunities for private sector involvement in the project; amending requirements related to the Authority's preparation of a development plan; and providing for an effective date.
: Permanent Fund Investments
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Requested by
An Act relating to investments of Alaska permanent fund assets; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS HB 466 (STA)
Contact: Amanda Wilson, 465-4968
Action: 05-06-04: (H)FIN » (H)RLS
HB 466 expands the way the Trustees of the Permanent Fund may invest in and the amount the trustees may invest in the basket clause under AS 37.13.120 from 5% to 15%. It was amended to allow the permanent fund trustees to invest in the Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority.
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: Commemorative Quarters Commission
Passed Legislature! Await Transmit to Gov.
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An Act establishing an Alaska Commemorative Coin Commission to develop the design concepts and to make recommendations regarding the final design of the Alaska quarter under the 50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS HB 467 (FIN)
Contact: Jimbo Shine
Action: 05-08-04: Passed the Senate
HB 467 establishes a commission to review and consider all of the narrative design concepts it receives and will submit to the United States Mint not less than three, and not more than five, design concepts for the Alaska quarter. Amended to add two members from each judicial district to the membership, remove the legislative members, for a total of 11 members and include a zero fiscal note.
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: Appeal Bonds: Tobacco Settlement Parties
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An Act relating to the amount of the bond required to stay execution of a judgment in civil litigation involving a signatory, a successor of a signatory, or an affiliate of a signatory to the tobacco product Master Settlement Agreement during an appeal; amending Rules 204 and 205, Alaska Rules of Appellate Procedure; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS HB 468 JUD
Contact: Josh Applebee, 465-4939
Action: 04-30-04: Passed the House » Recon Given
HB 468 imposes a $25 million limit on the supersedes bond MSA signatories, successors, and affiliates must post to stay the execution of a judgment in Alaska. Was amended to raise the bond from 25 to 100 million dollars and clarifies that the bill only applies to tobacco related civil litigation.
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: Deposits to the Permanent Fund
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An Act relating to deposits to the Alaska permanent fund from mineral lease rentals, royalties, royalty sale proceeds, net profit shares under AS 38.05.180(f) and (g), federal mineral revenue sharing payments received by the state from mineral leases, and bonuses received by the state from mineral leases, and increasing deposits from certain of those sources.
: Income Tax on Individuals & Fiduciaries
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An Act relating to the taxation of income.
Contact: Tim Benitendi, 465-4451
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: Increase Amount of Base Student Allocation
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An Act relating to the funding of public education; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS HB 471 (HES)
Contact: Cody Rice, 465-3743
Action: 03-03-04: (H)HES ==> (H)FIN
This bill raises the Base Student Allocation (BSA) from $4169 to $4379 and inflation proofs in 2005 at 2%. Amended to include a letter of intent.
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: Claims Against Health Care Providers
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An Act relating to claims for personal injury or wrongful death against health care providers; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS HB 472 (JUD)
Contact: Josh Applebee, 465-4954
Action: 03-22-04: (H)JUD ==> (H)RLS
HB 472 seeks to establish a predictable risk assessment environment for medical liability insurance carriers doing business in Alaska. Alaska's medical liability system is on the verge of a break down. amended to limit damages and provide clear and convincing evidence that a wrongful death was a result of reckless or intentional misconduct.
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: Direct Mareting Fisheries Business
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An Act relating to limited joint venture fish processing businesses and to liability for the payment of the fisheries business tax; and providing for an effective date.
: Liability for Airports and Airstrips
Passed Legislature!
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An Act relating to civil liability associated with aircraft runways, airfields, and landing areas.
Version: CS HB 474 (JUD) Am
Contact: Todd Larkin, 465-3466
Action: 05-11-04: Passed the Senate
House Bill 474 seeks to revise the current statute by removing the single word natural as well as by adding clarifying language as indicated above. This will allow the same degree of protection regardless of the airfield's ownership structure. It is sensible that the same public interest is served regardless of the type of entity associated with the runway. Amended to maintain liability to airport for its' contract air carriers.
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: Hiring Freeze on State Employees
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An Act prohibiting the hiring of certain state employees, except while a declared condition of disaster emergency is in effect; and providing for an effective date.
: AK Statehood Celebration Commission
Passed Legislature! Await Transmit to Gov.
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An Act establishing the Alaska Statehood Celebration Commission; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS HB 476 (STA)
Contact: Josh Applebee, 465-4939
Action: 05-08-04: Passed the Senate
This bill establishes an Alaska Statehood Celebration Commission which shall plan and administer all official state activities leading up to the 50th anniversary of Alaska Statehood. The commission will initiate a public process to solicit ideas about the celebration. Amended to reduce the number on the Commission to 9.
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: Foundation Formula Inflation Adjustment
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An Act relating to the base student allocation used in the formula for state funding of public education; and providing for an effective date.
: Commercial Fishing Use Permits
Signed into Law! Chapter 20 SLA 04
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An Act relating to the issuance of commercial fishing interim-use permits; and providing for an effective date.
Version: HB 478
Contact: Jean Ellis, 465-3824
Action: 04-06-04: (S)Floor » Governor
House Bill 478 is a housekeeping measure designed to affirm and clarify that the Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission (CFEC) has the authority to issue interim-use permits in each fishery that is not subject to a maximum number (limited entry). Amended to take effect retroactively to January 1, 1974.
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: Education Fund/Land Endowment
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An Act establishing an education fund and a land endowment for public education; and providing for an effective date.
: Public School Consolidation
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An Act relating to organization of the public school system; and providing for an effective date.
: Corporate Income Tax on Vessels
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An Act reimposing the corporate income tax on income from large commercial passenger vessels operated by certain foreign corporations.
: Natural Gas Pipeline Incentive/Gas Tax
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An Act levying and collecting a tax on certain North Slope natural gas in place if certain requirements relating to its sale and delivery are not met; and providing for an effective date.
: Not Introduced
: Corrections: Fees/Surcharge
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An Act imposing a correctional facility surcharge on persons convicted of a crime under state law, and on persons whose probation is revoked; relating to fees and expenses for interstate transfer of probation or parole; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS HB 484 (JUD) Am
Contact: Mike Tibbles, 465-4021
Action: 05-04-04: (S)FIN » (S)RLS
The bill imposes a surcharge on a person who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, or is convicted of, a crime if the person was arrested and taken to a correctional facility or is sentenced to a term of imprisonment. The amount of the surcharge depends on the seriousness of the crime: $100 for a felony and $50 for a misdemeanor. The bill also would impose a surcharge on a person placed on probation after conviction of a crime. The surcharge is collected only if the defendant's probation is revoked for a probation violation and the person was either arrested and taken to a correctional facility for the violation, or sentenced to prison for it. Amended for minor language fixes.
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: Energy Programs & Funds
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An Act relating to the powers of the Alaska Energy Authority to make grants and loans and enter into contracts; relating to the bulk fuel revolving loan fund; relating to the Alaska Energy Authority's liability for the provision of technical assistance to rural utilities; relating to the Alaska Energy Authority's investment of the power development fund; repealing the electrical service extension fund; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS HB 485 (EDT)
Contact: Mike Tibbles, 465-4021
Action: 03-16-04: (H)EDT ==> (H)CRA
This bill would amend AS 42.45.010, establishing the power project fund, to add authorization for the AEA to make loans from the fund for waste energy, energy conservation, energy efficiency, and alternative energy facilities and equipment. This bill also would expand AIDIA's involvement in energy loans. Minor technical amendments were made in committee.
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: Mining Reclamation Assurances/Fund
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An Act relating to reclamation bonding and financial assurance for certain mines; relating to financial assurance limits for lode mines; establishing the mine reclamation trust fund; and providing for an effective date.
Version: HB 486 (FIN)
Contact: Mike Tibbles, 465-4021
Action: 04-05-04: (S)RES » (S)RLS
This bill would make three changes to existing law. First, it would remove "lode mines," sometimes referred to as "hard-rock mines," from the current bonding "cap" of $750 per acre for mine reclamation responsibilities; the cap would remain in effect for placer mines. Second, it would replace the term "performance bond" with the term "financial assurance," and would list various ways to provide that assurance, in order to give mining companies and the state the flexibility to employ a variety of financial assurance vehicles. Third, it would create a mine reclamation trust fund, which would allow the build-up of an adequate reclamation fund through payments made over time and through the earnings on that fund.
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: Detention of Minors
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An Act relating to the detention of delinquent minors in correctional facilities; relating to emergency detention of minors for evaluation for involuntary admission for mental health treatment; relating to detention of intoxicated minors and minors incapacitated by alcohol or drugs; and providing for an effective date.
Version: HB 487
Contact: Mike Tibbles, 465-4021
Action: 04-26-04: (H)FIN » (H)RLS
This bill would modify AS 47.12.240, AS 47.30.705, and AS 47.37.170 to come into compliance with the federal requirements set out in the Guidance Manual for Monitoring Facilities Under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 2003.
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: Claims Against State Employees
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An Act relating to actionable claims against state employees; relating to the state's defense and indemnification of its employees and former employees with respect to claims arising out of conduct that is within the scope of employment; amending the Public Employment Relations Act regarding claims against the state or state employees; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CSHB 488 (L&C)
Contact: Mike Tibbles, 465-4021
Action: 04-02-04: (H)L&C » (H)JUD
This bill would allow state employees to carry out their duties knowing that if there is a lawsuit filed against them for an act or omission within the scope of their employment, the lawsuit will not proceed against them as an individual. Amended to address the concerns of police officers while on duty.
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: AVTEC Administration
Passed Legislature! Await Transmit to Gov.
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An Act relating to the administration of the Alaska Vocational Technical Center; and providing for an effective date.
Version: HB 489
Contact: Mike Tibbles, 465-4021
Action: 05-10-04: Passed the Senate
Allows the Department of Labor and Workforce Development to administer and set rates for AVTEC's programs and services, this was not provided for in the transfer of AVTET to the department, from the Department of Education.
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: Employment Security Act Amendments
Passed Senate!
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An Act relating to the release of employment security records, to the admissibility of determinations and decisions regarding unemployment compensation benefits, and to contributions, interest, penalties, and payments under the Alaska Employment Security Act; providing that property under the Alaska Employment Security Act is not subject to the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS HB 490 (JUD) Am
Contact: Mike Tibbles, 465-4021
Action: 05-10-04: Passed the Senate
HB 490 makes a number of changes to bring Alaska law into compliance with federal law, resolves conflicts in Alaska statutes and
makes other technical amendments. Other changes include provisions dealing with payment and collection of unemployment taxes by DOL from employers, expanding the ability of DOL to collect overpayments of employment compensation benefits on behalf of other states, clarifying which health professionals are excluded from the Alaska Employment Security Act, and clarifying that the definition of wages does not include education assistance and would allow the Department of Labor (DOL) to release employment security records to a state district attorney, a municipal attorney, a United States attorney, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for use in criminal investigations and prosecutions.
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: Uniform Securities Act
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An Act relating to the Alaska Securities Act and adopting provisions of the Uniform Securities Act.
: Not Introduced
: Long Term Fiscal Plan
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An Act relating to adoption and revision of a long-term fiscal plan for the State of Alaska.
Version: CS HB 493 (W&M)
Contact: Rep. Gruenberg's office, 465-4940
Action: 04-21-04: (H)W&M » (H)FIN
HB 493 would require the legislature to adopt and annually revise a fiscal plan to balance the state revenues and expenditure for the succeeding five fiscal years not the year to year process used now.
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: Electronic Payment for State Business
Passed Legislature! Await Transmit to Gov.
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An Act relating to the disbursement of money by the state, including employment compensation, unemployment payments, and permanent fund dividends, and to bank investments and deposits by the state; and providing for an effective date.
Version: SCS CS HB 494 (FIN)
Contact: Sue Stancliff, 465-3958
Action: 05-09-04: Passed the Senate
HB 494 would require the State of Alaska to disburse funds electronically. Minor language amendments were made in committee.
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: 4 Dam Pool Joint Action Agency
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An Act relating to the four dam pool joint action agency; and providing for an effective date.
Version: SCS CS HB 495 (FIN)
Contact: Pete Ecklund, 465-3424
Action: 05-10-04: (S)FIN » (S)RLS
The main purpose of this legislation is to allow the Four Dam Pool Power Agency (FDPPA), the first agency formed under the statute allowing joint action agencies (JAA's), to refinance their approximately $73 million loan owed to the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA).
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: Youth Vote Ambassador Prog/Election BDs
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An Act creating the Youth Vote Ambassador Program and relating to that program; authorizing the members of the program to be appointed to serve on election boards; relating to qualifications for appointment to election boards; and providing for an effective date.
Version: CS HB 496 (STA)
Contact: Kelly Huber, 465-3783
Action: 05-03-04: Passed the Sente
Under HB 496 high school students, 16 years and older, would assist at the polls as part of election boards. These ambassadors would be appointed and trained by an election supervisor and supervised by an election board chairperson.
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: Create Bldg & Life Safety Code Commission
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An Act relating to building and life safety codes, including creation of the Building and Life Safety Code Commission, the adoption of building and life safety codes for the state, and making exemptions for municipalities; relating to mechanical contractors, electrical administrators, mechanical administrators, plumbers, the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation, boilers, unfired pressure vessels, water heaters, the administration of certain building and life safety codes, and fees for administration of building and life safety codes; and providing for an effective date.
: Sale or Trade of State Land
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An Act requiring the sale or trade of state land.
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: 911 Systems
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An Act relating to 911 systems.
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: Medical Review Organization
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An Act including the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations under the definition of medical review organizations.
Version: HB 500 (TITLE Am)
Contact: Sara Nielson, 465-2095
Action: 05-09-04: Passed the Senate
House Bill 500 simply adds the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO) to the narrow definition of a review organization. Amended to change the title to- An Act Including the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) Under the Definition of Medical Review Organizations; and providing for an effective date.
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